Senior Spaceflight Test Systems & Controls Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; El Segundo (CA); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 179.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Zusammenfassung

Varda Space Industries, based in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer to build bespoke test infrastructure for spaceflight hardware qualification. You will design and own ground support equipment, integration testing, and software for high-frequency control systems in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will collaborate across propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams, shaping architecture decisions and standards that endure beyond a single program.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience in test automation, controls, or industrial automation.
• Experience with EtherCAT, Modbus, RS-232/485 or similar protocols.

Aufgaben

• Design, build, and maintain test systems and ground support equipment for flight hardware qualification and manufacturing operations.
• Integrate with external hardware including thermal vacuum chambers, ovens, chillers, pressure systems, data acquisition hardware, and instrumentation.
• Develop and extend internal PLC framework and EtherCAT tooling to support evolving program needs.
• Contribute to architecture decisions on real-time control implementations; evaluate PLC-based vs Linux-based approaches for high-frequency control.
• Build cabinets, wire panels, and own systems end-to-end from electrical design through commissioning.
• Collaborate with propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams to meet aggressive timelines.
• Champion sustainable engineering practices to enable new engineers to ramp quickly and maintain production systems.

Kenntnisse

Test automation

Controls engineering

Industrial automation

EtherCAT protocols

Python orchestration

Real-time control

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Beckhoff TwinCAT 3

IEC 61131-3

PLC frameworks

EtherCAT tooling

Jobbeschreibung

Varda Space Industries, based in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer to build bespoke test infrastructure for spaceflight hardware qualification. You will design and own ground support equipment, integration testing, and software for high-frequency control systems in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will collaborate across propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams, shaping architecture decisions and standards that endure beyond a single program.